Features

• User Authentication: Secure user registration, login, and logout functionality
• Public Content Access: Browse and read articles without requiring authentication
• Article Management: Create, edit, and publish your own articles with ease
• Interactive Commenting: Engage with the community through article comments (authenticated users)
• Markdown Support:
  • Built-in markdown editor for rich text formatting
  • Upload your own markdown files for seamless content migration

Users

• Handles user authentication, profiles, and account management
• Integrates with ASP.NET Core Identity for security

Articles

• Stores blog posts with metadata (title, content, publish date, author)
• Supports markdown content with rich formatting
• Tracks view counts and engagement metrics

Comments

• Enables user interaction through article commenting
• Maintains threading and moderation capabilities
• Links to authenticated users and specific articles

Categories

• Provides article organization and filtering
• Supports hierarchical categorization

Authentication System

Utilizes ASP.NET Core Identity for comprehensive user management, including registration, login, logout, and session handling.

Markdown Processing

• Editor Integration: Real-time markdown editor with live preview
• File Upload: Support for importing existing markdown documents
• Rendering Engine: Server-side markdown to HTML conversion
• Syntax Highlighting: Code block support with language detection

Article Management

• CRUD Operations: Full create, read, update, delete functionality
• Draft System: Save articles as drafts before publishing
• Public Access: Anonymous users can browse published content
• Author Dashboard: Manage personal articles and statistics

Comment System

• Threaded Comments: Nested comment support for discussions
• Moderation Tools: Content management and spam prevention
• User Interaction: Like/dislike functionality for community engagement

Authentication Endpoints

• User registration and login workflows
• Session management and logout functionality
• Password reset and account verification

Content Management

• Article CRUD operations with authorization
• File upload handling for markdown documents
• Comment management with user permissions

Public API

• Anonymous access to published articles
• Search and filtering capabilities
• Category-based content organization

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Tech Stack

• Backend Framework: ASP.NET Core 8.0
• ORM: Entity Framework Core
• Database: Microsoft SQL Server
• Authentication: ASP.NET Core Identity
• IDE: Jet Brains Rider
• Frontend: Razor Pages with Bootstrap 5

read the whole description perfectly. and without changing model start the working on all the files. i repeat don't change models.